I recently replaced my 10 year old smoke alarms, 4 of them, with the Kidde P12040 units. They were easy to install and when tested work fine. The problem is the chirping sound that goes off every minute as if the batteries need replaced. Is there something I can do to fix this problem? I recently replaced my 10 year old smoke alarms, 4 of them, with the Kidde P12040 units. They were easy to install and when tested work fine. The problem is the chirping sound that goes off every... » Read More I recently replaced my 10 year old smoke alarms, 4 of them, with the Kidde P12040 units. They were easy to install and when tested work fine. The problem is the chirping sound that goes off every minute as if the batteries need replaced. Is there something I can do to fix this problem? « Show Less
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Make sure the positive/negative terminals of the batteries are in the proper position. Also make sure you are getting power to them. they will beep if either power source is lacking. If the are connected to one another in series you can check the the connection to the relay. We have over one hundred in our bldg and the biggest problem we experience is the relay they are connected to fail.
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If it chirps every 30-40 seconds, the battery may need replacement. I can't recall if there is any "expiry" date on the detector - is it exactly 1 minute? I suggest tossing in fresh batteries and maybe clean by vacuuming around the detector with a brush attachment. And see if that stops the beeping? I thankfully have not had the chirping problem until after about a year and it was because the battery was weak. Is it all of them beeping at once? I would hardly think all 4 could fail at the same time, but try the obvious approach first. Otherwise, you may have defective detectors or your wiring may be faulty. If it chirps every 30-40 seconds, the battery may need replacement. I can't recall if there is any "expiry" date on the detector - is it exactly 1 minute? I suggest tossing in fresh batteries and maybe clean by vacuuming around the detector with a brush attachment. And see if that stops the beeping? I thankfully have not had the chirping problem until after about a year and it was because the battery was weak. Is it all of them beeping at once? I would hardly think all 4 could fail at the same time, but try the obvious approach first. Otherwise, you may... » Read More If it chirps every 30-40 seconds, the battery may need replacement. I can't recall if there is any "expiry" date on the detector - is it exactly 1 minute? I suggest tossing in fresh batteries and maybe clean by vacuuming around the detector with a brush attachment. And see if that stops the beeping? I thankfully have not had the chirping problem until after about a year and it was because the battery was weak. Is it all of them beeping at once? I would hardly think all 4 could fail at the same time, but try the obvious approach first. Otherwise, you may have defective detectors or your wiring may be faulty. « Show Less
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Hard to tell what the problem might be, but I would suggest that you make sure they have both a good, fresh battery as well as a hardwire connection. If either of these is not up to snuff, you will get the chirp (they need both).
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Yes. Check to make sure hardwired power is there (circuit breaker or meter if you can) and install a fresh battery. If it still chirps replace it. This is the same reason I replaced all of mine. (They were all about the same age)
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A number of years ago I had a similar doorbell and had a problem with that playing when it shouldn't. I was using Duracell batteries and changed to Energizer and it took care of the problem. I had also had a battery-operated clock that quit so I replaced the clock and had the same problem. I had used Duracell batteries so after I changed to Energizer I never had another problem. Needless to say, I never buy Duracell batteries since then. This may not help your problem but that is the experience I had.
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Maybe is defective cuz all you have to do is set the button on alarm, if the chime work, that means is installed in the rigth way. Make sure the alarm isnt on away mode
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When our power goes out occasionally, the USI Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarm starts chirping periodically to let us know the power is out (like we wouldn't know),using the battery back-up. So if its not hardwired, my guess is the unit will think the power has gone out and start the chirping. You can contact USI Customer Service for confirmation at 1-800-390-4321, Ext.238.
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I bought the backup smoke alarm because all of my original set ups were chirping at the same time ( 2:00AM ). To replace just the batteries didn't work. These new ones were easy to install using the wired base from the old one. It seems to work perfect.
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If it is moved or gets jarred it will make a loud "chirp" as a warning. I haven't had any false alarms with it. I believe if the alarm is triggered that it goes off in like 15 seconds unless the code is entered before that.
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Confused. The wire that is left in the wall is still chirping? With the battery removed and the unit disconnected from that wall it should stop chirping. Usually they chirp because the battery is low or dead. If you replace the battery and it still chirps I would throw it away and get a new one. Ive installed 8 in my house and the only one that has given me a problem is the one in the garage. Ive read that its because the garage has many free floating particles and chemicals. I will be replacing that one with a temperature detector.
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They are hard-wired to start beeping at you after 10 years, which I think is a requirement for CO detectors (used to be 7). I see no reason to replace them sooner than that.
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I can only speak for the chime setting because we do not use the alarm. If the batteries are running low the chime won't work all the time, its sporadic. With fresh batteries I have had no issues. When the batteries are running low you get a warning, the chime only plays the first portion of the song, then it makes a low battery beep. This will go on for days or weeks until you replace them. The longer you wait the less reliable the chime is with the old batteries being used.
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Just link them up and set the voice ID per the directions (so you know where the issue is if an alarm triggers). I have 8 smoke alarms and 3 CO/smoke alarms in my house. I did have problems with one of the CO alarms, but this turned out to be a defective unit, it was triggering false alarms on the system on very humid fall days when we had the windows open and there was fog outside. I've had these in play for almost 2 years now, and they've been working fine.
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It depends on your surrounding ambient noise. We did hear ours going off in the basement from the upstairs and the other side of the house, but we didn't have much other noise on at the time. If we'd had the TV on, we probably wouldn't have heard it right away. If you change out the batteries For these when you do your smoke detectors, then it should sound the alarm for at least a day before losing power. Should be enough time for you to hear it when the house is quiet, like bedtime.
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After about a year the batteries were still working fine. That said, I'm not sure how long they'll actually last because, for SAFETY SAKE, it is recommended you replace batteries ONCE A YEAR regardless if they're still working or not. I change mine every fall around Daylight Savings Time. (I keep the partially used up batteries, in a marked "Used" baggie, for toys or other odd uses; but never for smoke alarms!) Hope this helps.
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Nick, I really don't know. The landlord installed these ones to replace exactly what you have. Sinerely, has been an excellent choice since he does not want to be called in the middle of the night when the other alarms failed or run out of batteries making that bothersome beep beep we all have heard at 3 am, lol. I believe they are a thousand times worth the money invested and as a prime you may qualify for an extr discount on your homeowners insurance.
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Something must be wrong with your unit. Mine chimes as it is supposed to. If it works only sometimes, then the unit must be malfunctioning. My guess would be a loose wire or moisture in the unit. I'm just guessing though.
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I've had these for years. If one alarm senses smoke they all go off but will report the name of the alarm location, such as "Kitchen". To silence all alarms I believe you must silence the one in that location. This makes sense as you'd want to check that location. The other alarms will silence after a few seconds. I'm not sure if hitting the silence button on a different alarm will silence them all or just that remote location as the only times they've gone off I've just run to the one that is triggering the alarm. I think this has happened only in our kitchen and we're usually right there cooking when that has happened. I've had these for years. If one alarm senses smoke they all go off but will report the name of the alarm location, such as "Kitchen". To silence all alarms I believe you must silence the one in that location. This makes sense as you'd want to check that location. The other alarms will silence after a few seconds. I'm not sure if hitting the silence button on a different alarm will silence them all or just that remote location as the only times they've gone off I've just run to the one that is triggering the alarm. I think this has happened only in our kitchen and we're usually... » Read More I've had these for years. If one alarm senses smoke they all go off but will report the name of the alarm location, such as "Kitchen". To silence all alarms I believe you must silence the one in that location. This makes sense as you'd want to check that location. The other alarms will silence after a few seconds. I'm not sure if hitting the silence button on a different alarm will silence them all or just that remote location as the only times they've gone off I've just run to the one that is triggering the alarm. I think this has happened only in our kitchen and we're usually right there cooking when that has happened. « Show Less
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I purchased 5 of these and they worked great for about 9 months then we got a notification on our phone when we weren't home that said "There is smoke in the kids room!" We called the fire dept because we weren't home. We arrived the same time the fire truck did and there was nothing wrong. 2nd false alarm (2 weeks later) in another room at 2am the alarm goes off (setting off all 5 in every room waking everyone up) false alarm. The next day, another false alarm. After 8 false alarms on 3 different devices everyone started to ignore them other than an annoyance. We finally removed 3 of them due to this issue. I really want these to work. I love the motion sensing LED that lights my way when going to kids room at night. I love that I can see battery levels and get notifications out of the house. But we don't feel safe and when people start ignoring a smoke detector it is causing more harm than good. I wish they would fix it. When you call them all they will do is gladly refund your money or replace them, but they wont admit to an issue or fix it. This issue has been an issue now for almost a year, so they aren't really "fixing" the problem and to be honest the "wave to ignore" feature being disabled without my consent I don't agree with. Make it a setting I can change! When you get a false alarm it says "Heads up! There's smoke in the kids room! The alarm may sound! The alarm is LOUD!" and then every nest screams and you can NOT shut it off without taking it down and removing the batteries, only then will the others shut up. I love my nest Thermostats, I want to love these, but I strongly suggest NOT buying it until they resolve the false alarms.